11 sentences with 'empire'
Example sentences and phrases with the word empire and other words derived from it.
• « Solomon reigned for 40 years. Under his empire, Israel became rich and powerful, and "the wisdom of Solomon" was legendary. »
• « Nor was there ever a united Greek empire: there was a great Greek civilisation when Alexander the Great conquered what he thought was most of the world, stretching from Greece itself through Egypt, the Middle East, to western India, but it collapsed into warring kingdoms after his death. »
• « - Empires: An empire is a political unit comprising many different "peoples", whether the "people" is defined linguistically, religiously or ethnically. »
• « When Alexander the Great died, his empire crumbled, partly because he did not say which of his generals would take over after his death. »
• « The next great Mesopotamian empire was the "Ur III" dynasty, named after the city-state of Ur, which served as its capital and was founded around 2112 BC. »
• « Rameses campaigned against the growing power of an empire in the north called the Hittites, one of the major empires of the Bronze Age period. »
• « The New Kingdom of Egypt conquered more territory than any previous Egyptian empire. It was able to do so in part because of its mastery of bronze manufacture and the effectiveness of its armies as a result. »